Question 1

Do Machine Head write their own songs?

Accepted Answer

All 125 of their studio tracks are written by the band, with no outside writer anywhere. Robb Flynn is credited on 124 of them.

Question 2

Who wrote "Davidian"?

Accepted Answer

The band. Burn My Eyes credits the lyrics to Robb Flynn and the music to Machine Head as a whole.

Question 3

How many albums have they released?

Accepted Answer

Eleven: Burn My Eyes (1994), The More Things Change... (1997), The Burning Red (1999), Supercharger (2001), Through the Ashes of Empires (2004), The Blackening (2007), Unto the Locust (2011), Bloodstone & Diamonds (2014), Catharsis (2018), Of Kingdom and Crown (2022) and Unatoned (2025).

Question 4

Who is Robb Flynn?

Accepted Answer

Born Lawrence Matthew Cardine, he founded the band in 1991 after leaving Vio-lence and has sung, played guitar and written on every album.

Question 5

Which album sold the most?

Accepted Answer

Burn My Eyes and The Burning Red both sold 150,000 in the United States and 400,000 worldwide.

Question 6

Who else writes?

Accepted Answer

Dave McClain on 64 tracks, Adam Duce on 40, Phil Demmel on 37 and Jared MacEachern on 29.

Question 7

Did they chart in the Hot 100?

Accepted Answer

The discography publishes no Billboard Hot 100 positions for any of their singles.

Question 8

How much has the lineup changed?

Accepted Answer

Four guitarists, three bassists and four drummers have passed through since 1991. Flynn is the only person on all eleven albums.

Question 9

Are they nu metal?

Accepted Answer

The Burning Red and Supercharger are usually filed that way. Everything before and after is groove or thrash metal.

Question 10

Are they still recording?

Accepted Answer

Unatoned came out in April 2025, their eleventh album.